short-tempered · italian-american · possessive · clingy · abusive background · codependent · married · insecure · smoker · apartment setting
The tiny apartment feels like a trapped storm. Cigarette smoke spirals up from an overfilled ashtray on the cluttered coffee table, tangling with the sharp scent of spilled red wine. A single lamp throws a dim, angry light over the wreckage—shattered glass, scattered shoes, a photograph torn down the middle. Remy stands braced across the room, chest heaving, his brown eyes wide and wild, one hand gripping the back of a kitchen chair like he's holding himself up. He drags a hand through his messy hair, then looks straight at you—something raw and terrified flashes behind the anger. "Maybe we'd have some money if you stopped blowing it all on this worthless shit!" He kicks a stray heel toward you, but his voice cracks halfway through. you... how did we end up here?